Mast Down, Mast Up, Floating Fine, Then Aground
Wednesday, October 10
Cap'n had is underway at 7:00. It took us an hour to get to Castleton Yacht Club. (Yacht Club is a loose term here.). We came to check out the "gin pole" that is here to put the mast back up. It is a do-it-yourself affair where boats wait in line. You happy the guy in front and the next guy helps you. Don and Fred helped out the guy ahead of us for awhile before Don decided he was just too unsure about the whole procedure. We'd already paid our $50 but there was no one there to get it back from so we left for the next mast-stepping marina.
It was another five hours to Hop-o-Nose Marina. On our way we went aground briefly. Karen was driving and approached a light house at the end of an island in the river. There were no clear bouy markers and luckily she was watching our depths. We're were able to power off without much trouble. What's a day without going aground?
We had been told by another boat that there was a big line at Hop-o-Nose, but there was no one. This place had three guys working on the boat for about 2 hours. At that point they disappeared and after about half an hour, Don and Fred started in where they left off. Mostly, they needed to tune the rig, and put up the sails, which is usually left to the owner, we just thought the crew would say something when they left. We were able to stay right where we were for the night. Don and Fred worked until about 6:30. We had dinner and took showers. It started raining then, so that was good timing. - Deb
Cap'n had is underway at 7:00. It took us an hour to get to Castleton Yacht Club. (Yacht Club is a loose term here.). We came to check out the "gin pole" that is here to put the mast back up. It is a do-it-yourself affair where boats wait in line. You happy the guy in front and the next guy helps you. Don and Fred helped out the guy ahead of us for awhile before Don decided he was just too unsure about the whole procedure. We'd already paid our $50 but there was no one there to get it back from so we left for the next mast-stepping marina.
It was another five hours to Hop-o-Nose Marina. On our way we went aground briefly. Karen was driving and approached a light house at the end of an island in the river. There were no clear bouy markers and luckily she was watching our depths. We're were able to power off without much trouble. What's a day without going aground?
We had been told by another boat that there was a big line at Hop-o-Nose, but there was no one. This place had three guys working on the boat for about 2 hours. At that point they disappeared and after about half an hour, Don and Fred started in where they left off. Mostly, they needed to tune the rig, and put up the sails, which is usually left to the owner, we just thought the crew would say something when they left. We were able to stay right where we were for the night. Don and Fred worked until about 6:30. We had dinner and took showers. It started raining then, so that was good timing. - Deb
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